--Previous Message-- : : I'm thrilled to see the Waterfall brooch : come out. : : --Previous Message-- : The Waterfall brooch will definitely be : appearing in the exhibition; it was featured : heavily in the press-release for the : exhibition, they call it the: : : Queen Victoria Fringe Brooch : : "Queen Victoria’s dramatic Fringe : Brooch was designed to be worn along the top : of the fashionably low-cut bodices of the : period, as seen in Franz Xaver : Winterhalter’s State portrait of the Queen : from 1859. The brooch consists of a large : emerald-cut brilliant surrounded by twelve : large brilliants, from which are suspended : nine diamond chains. It was made in October : 1856 by R & S Garrard, who remodelled an : existing piece of jewellery and added the : stones that had been presented to the Queen : by the Sultan of Turkey, Abdul Mejid I in : May that year. After Prince Albert’s death : in 1861, Queen Victoria appears not to have : worn the brooch, which was left to King : Edward VII and often worn by his consort, : Queen Alexandra. Queen Elizabeth The Queen : Mother wore the Fringe Brooch for the : Coronation in 1953." : : : : http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/media/pdf/diamonds_%20a%20jubilee%20celebration%20press%20release.pdf : : : : http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/media/pdf/diamonds_a%20jubilee%20celebration%20contact%20sheet.pdf : : --Previous Message-- : : Yes!!!!!!!! Brilliant spotting, Brock. : : Here is the link to Ursula's page which has : the latest information about this brooch. : We discussed it quite recently and the info : is the latest. : : I do hope we see this brooch featured in : next year's diamond exhibition. : : : : : http://www.royal-magazin.de/england/queen-victoria/victoria-fringe-brooch.htm : : Edit: I've searched back through our pages : but the previous discussion has now gone. : : : --Previous Message-- : Pictures from the Banquet for the Turkish : President tonight have been released and it : looks like HM is wearing Queen Victoria's : waterfall brooch for the first time: : : : : I hope we get better photos because it could : also be the Teck Corsage... (Edited to add) : Nah, having found a slightly better picture : it definitely looks more like the waterfall. : : : : : : : : : :